this used to be about breaking bad but it's kinda just about tv now so idk yeah

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I haven't seen every single episode, though I have seen a considerable amount, for some reason Seinfeld just.. didn't do anything for me, people always told me it was funny, I was happy to give it a chance as I had with inbetweeners which I loved etc, but it really did nothing for me.

Fair enough, but I still don't think you understand the show. If you did, you wouldn't call it overrated even if you hated it. It's phenomenally well written and the subtleties in the performances are on a subatomic scale. Like it or not, it is one of the highlights of television in general. This is not baseless conjecture either, in fact I could write an essay on why it is an excellently made show. I do respect opinions based solely on aesthetic considerations (it's the most important aspect after all) however I think some respect is due.

I find your defense of Seinfeld interesting. To clarify, I can't stand this show - not because of the reasons most often given, being because I consider it to be the exact opposite of what you describe. I find the performances to be ridiculously over the top one-note carictatures of common neuroses (it makes Winnie the Pooh's examination of mental problems look subtle) which only remain consistent throughout because the episodes are as formulaic as humanly possible, almost House M.D. levels of "every episode must follow the same arc syndrome". Characters will find themselves in slightly awkward situations and proceed to overthink it so much that they make it much worse.

To each his own, I suppose. I recognize that Seinfeld was a big step forward in sitcoms but that doesn't take away that "lets follow these completely unlikable people around in their lives" is a bad setup, because I hate reality TV.